Something just popped into my head. Florence King was good oldSouthern girl who smoked and drank her entire adult life. Shortlybefore she passed away, she related these facts and stated thatshe just wanted to make sure the words sudden and massive appeared on her obituary!

Florence King was a first class curmudgeon, misanthrope and a southern lady. She even gave Ann Coulter a lashing: "At her best, Coulter writes well, but the chief source of her success is that she is a perfect match for the American ideal: smart as a whip but dumb as a post, educated but not learned, sexy but not sensuous, all at the same time. She would not hesitate to choose a sledgehammer over a stiletto because her instincts would pull her back from what the 18th century called “demolishing your enemies without raising your voice.” She would know that if a writer uses a stiletto, a lot of people might not get the point, but they would definitely get the loftiness that accompanies irony and understatement. And so, knowing that being called an elitist spells ruin, she opted for a sledgehammer and raised the roof instead."Dewars. Luigi